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Environment: We were in 20 - 30 degree weather for about 8 - 10 hours a day/night and the cameras were very cold, but never lacked in performance. I don't recall our cameras ever warming up during the 10 days we were there.
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Seeing the Auroras: Another thing that I did't realize is that a 10, 20 or 30 second shutter speed will pick up auroras that you can't see with your eye. So if you think you see something take a 20 second shot and you might have some auroras. Sometimes I would just take a shot even when I couldn't see anything, just to be sure. I captured a few this way. The first night we were out, the lights lasted for 10 minutes, other nights, the lights would come and go for hours.
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Perception is not reality, but it passes for it in the meathead world of sports, and we can all be guilty of confirmation bias when viewing things, inclined to find the facts that reaffirm what we already believe instead of changing our belief with new facts: So you see this indecision at the very top of the Dolphins organization today, stacked atop more than a decade of failures, and the leaders of this organization look like obvious and bumbling fools who should arrive together at work in a clown car.
How is it possible that general manager Jeff Ireland, one of the most unpopular figures in the history of South Florida sports, still has his job?
After six years of mess?
After getting coach Joe Philbin a bunch of players Philbin didn't use, Ireland's 2013 draft picks playing fewer downs than any draft class in the league?
After that staining Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin absurdity that Philbin handled a lot better than Ireland as Ireland hid silently in the shadows?
Are these people idiot losers?
Where's the leadership here?
These are the angry questions the raging customers are asking today, but there is an answer as to how all this is is possible. And, no, it isn't because they are incompetent fools. It is because they are hopelessly human.
A few years ago, owner Stephen Ross put Ireland in an impossible, unfair position. Ross has admitted to botching this and says that he didn't know what he was doing at the time as a new owner. He forced Ireland to choose between his new boss/job and his friends and mentor. Ross wanted to go court Jim Harbaugh to be his new coach, but couldn't do so by himself, not knowing enough football or his organization, so he had to bring his football guy. And Ireland got on that plane to court Jim Harbaugh. Ross was so naive at the time he actually thought agents would keep this quiet.
All it did was fracture the entire relationship Ireland had with his long-time friend, Tony Sparano, and his mentor, Bill Parcells — and with a betrayal so public and embarrassing that Ross tried to fix it by throwing a bunch of money at a sour Sparano, who hadn't actually done much to earn it other than be betrayed in a humiliating fashion.
Ireland chose self-preservation over his friends. Ireland chose his family (four kids, two with special needs) over his friends. Ireland chose his one big shot at this kind of job of a lifetime over his friends. A lot of people would have done that. Not a lot of employees getting their big chance would have said, "Um, no, new boss, not getting on that plane."
A lot of people would have made the mistake Ross did there, too, needing someone in his organization to come with him and talk football with Harbaugh. If Ross goes with someone outside the organization other than Ireland, then he has lost his coach and his GM once it leaks. All of this is easy to see now, with the clarity of retrospect, but "treasured experience" is just another phrase for "I made huge mistakes."
Ireland doesn't speak with Sparano and Parcells anymore. The friendships are broken. During the last season of this dysfunction caused by Ross, even the wives of Sparano and Ireland didn't speak, Sparano's wife asking that her skybox be moved so she didn't have to be near that family. If Ross admits he is wrong for how he botched that, and if Ireland showed allegiance to the organization and Ross (and, yes, himself) over his friends, that buys you something with an owner who fancies himself loyal. It buys you, it would appear, more time and rope than most owners would give.
Ireland would be fired already in most other cities with his recent track record. The business can be cold that way, and the rich people who own these teams got rich often making cold decisions. This emotional world can make those decisions difficult because two games ago — two games! — it looked like Ireland would save his job. The last two games — two games! — don't change how good or bad of a general manager he actually is. He's the same general manager either way. But in a lot of markets with different owners, he'd be fired for those last two games.
Funny thing, expectations. The Dolphins and Cowboys and Bears view their 8-8 as a calamity. The Jets douse their coach in Gatorade for their 8-8 and give him an extension.
Ross has spent a lot of time gathering information the past few days. This is actually wise even as it looks indecisive, and even as the customers and media howl outside the gates at team headquarters. Good leadership always risks unpopularity, and he can not listen to the howling customers, even though the howling customers demand to be heard and satiated.
The act of collecting players is inherently unscientific, and winning can be random and lucky sometimes, but the general manager job is actually pretty easy to evaluate. The Dolphins have six years of information on Ireland. Not just the players he drafted, but the players he didn't. So the Dolphins have six years of notes and evaluations that they can cross-reference against players Ireland didn't take, and how well or poorly they did elsewhere. This is more information by a lot than we, the howling public, have. And it is also a more accurate reflection, and more representative sample, of how well he did his job than merely the Dolphins he selected.
Every player Ireland has ever evaluated has a documented record, and Ross has had enough time (in the past six years, not the past six days) to see how right or wrong Ireland has been. Even being unscientific, even though it is questionable how much Magical General Manager X can see that Fired General Manager Y can't, the results are the results, and six years of free agent and draft evaluations is enough to determine whether someone should be fired or not.
Those are the facts.
But what about the emotions?
Emotions sometimes don't care about facts.
And if Ross blames himself with guilt about the beginning with Ireland, and prides himself on loyalty, he might indeed have more facts than we do, but he is going to see them a hell of a lot less clearly than we do as well.

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Honda Performance Development President Art St. Cyr has admitted that "other circumstances" have prevented Jenson Button from joining Team Penske's Acura DPi effort in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next year.
The 2009 Formula One World Champion, as first revealed by Sportscar365 in August, had been linked to Acura Team Penske to be one of its drivers, at least in an endurance race capacity role next year.
Acura and Penske, however, announced on Wednesday that it has gone with IndyCar stars Simon Pagenaud and Graham Rahal to complete the team's lineup for the Rolex 24 at Daytona and Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in March.
Button, who has remained under contract with Honda this year, expressed his desire to join the WeatherTech Championship, but only in the Prototype class.
St. Cyr, meanwhile, admitted discussions had taken place with the Englishman but ultimately didn't pan out.
"Of course, someone with Jenson Button's talent and also his pedigree with Honda is definitely someone that we had considered," St. Cyr told Sportscar365.
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"It was something that was considered.
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While not likely being considered for the vacant full-time seats at Wayne Taylor Racing and Mazda, due to the financial requirements needed to secure the F1 veteran, Button still could take part in January's season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona.
United Autosports team co-owner Zak Brown, who is also the Executive Director at McLaren, revealed to Sportscar365 last month that he's been in discussions with Button to be one of the drivers for its planned two-car Ligier JS P217 Gibson effort in January.
"We've spoken to Jenson and have spoken to a bunch of others," Brown told Sportscar365. "Jenson is close to the family, so to speak.
"If he wants to do it, we'd love to have him in our car. But he's yet to decide what he wants to race next year."
It's understood Button is also considering a full-time switch to Super GT, having made his series debut in the Suzuka 1000km in August (pictured above).
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Other circumstances. Translation: $$$$$$$$$
Wow, aren't you a fuking genius?
Despite being a former McLaren driver (and all that means; Ron Dennis was a stickler in his own way), I think it was a Penske veto that was the "other circumstance."
I think Penske has had at least a handshake deal with Taylor for a while, but barring a Honda edict, Button really wasn't a serious factor, except perhaps as an additional driver for the endurance events.
Penske has been very conservative in his hiring, taking only proven veterans and/or drivers he knows well, plus relevant experience. He's also demands commitment and with all the wavering Button has done over the past couple years, it probably wasn't a positive.
For Button to wander in from the woods of his sabbatical into a full time seat in IMSA seemed unlikely. And there was probably the money factor, too, of course. Penske already had two old guys to pay — Montoya and Castroneves.
Taylor's comments elsewhere also alluded to the secret they've had to keep, but it has been an open secret in the paddock.
The new buzz over the weekend about Button (wonder who tried to plant that seed?) probably prompted Penske to make the announcement now and put an end to the speculation.
I'm sure Button will be involved at IMSA endurance races at some point in the near future. He has a driving style that should be very well suited to Endurance racing and would most likely be amongst the class of the field.
Would not be surprised for him to go full-time in Japan for a couple of years, whilst doing a couple of Honda-backed P2/DPI drives.


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New BlackBerry phones hitting AT&T, Sprint and Verizon on August
August 15th, 2011 by admin in BlackBerry
Research in Motion's new BlackBerry Bold and Torch smartphones will be officially released by AT&T and Sprint on Aug. 21 and by Verizon on Aug. 25.
AT&T will carry the BlackBerry Torch 9810, which runs on AT&T's current 4G (HSPA+) network and features a slide-out keyboard and a 3.2-inch touch screen.
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BlackBerry Sedona for Verizon has been spotted
January 31st, 2011 by admin in BlackBerry
The forthcoming Blackberry Curve series phone, the Sedona has been spotted for Verizon with a light-up trackpad. The new shots confirm that this is the CDMA variation of the next-gen Curve, which is also be accompanied by a GSM version dubbed Apollo on launch. The shots included below show the device running Blackberry's next phone OS 6.1, which reportedly still needs to be debugged before an expected May launch at Blackberry World.
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RIM confirms working on dual-core BlackBerry phones
January 10th, 2011 by admin in BlackBerry
Although RIM didn't show off any new mobile phones at CES this year, co-CEO Mike Lazaridis has confirmed that there will be a future crop of dual-core superphones under the BlackBerry name.
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New Blackberry Torch is available at Orange
December 20th, 2010 by admin in BlackBerry
Blackberry a leading mobile phone manufacturer has added another amazing handset in its mobile phone series. you will find this handset in all online portal that offer many mobile phone deals for this handset.
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Sprint announces Blackberry Curve 3G 9330 smart phone
September 14th, 2010 by admin in BlackBerry
Sprint has formally announced it will release the Blackberry Curve 3G 9330 smartphone coming September 26th.
The smartphone will run Blackberry OS 5 to begin with, but should be upgradable to 6 sometime in 2011. It offers 3G functionality, a 2 Megapixel camera, QWERTY keyboard, 512Mb of onboard memory with an included 2GB microSD card. Basically the same specs as the other Curve 3G's we've seen.
Retail should be $49.99 with a 2 year contract after mail in rebate.
The Style 9670, Blackberry's new clamshell phone, demo videos leaked online
September 6th, 2010 by admin in BlackBerry
The Blackberry Style 9670 is already a movie star, staring in a series of leaked YouTube commercials demonstrating RIM's new Clamshell style smart phone.
There's not a lot of information available for the Blackberry Style, it seems to be running RIM'sb; new Blackberry OS 6. There's no launch date, no technical specs, rumor is it'll be available on Verizon and Sprint by the end of the year, but that seems to just be rumor.
What do we know? It's a clamshell Blackberry that looks better than the flip, but still looks like it could use some designer polish. It will be interesting to see what technical specs the phone comes with and if it breaks out of the underpowered molds most of the current phones seem to be coming out of.
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Official Launch Announcement Of Blackberry Curve 9300 By T-mobile
September 1st, 2010 by admin in BlackBerry
Mobile phone carrier T-Mobile, USA announced the launch of the new Smartphone Blackberry Curve 9300.
The mobile is likely to reach the T-mobile stores by September 8. The company confirmed the launch date and the price details on its Facebook home page. The mobile phone carrier announced on its Facebook homepage that the Blackberry Curve3G will hit the T-mobile stores on September 8 at an affordable price of $79.99.3G and things have never looked this good.
The 3G version of the Blackberry Curve 9300 will be available at $79.99 with a two-year contract with T-mobile, U.S.A. With the affordable price offered, company is likely to attract a lot of customers. The mobile will be a treat to all the Blackberry fans that have been waiting for the phone to hit the market.
The mobile comes with the old OS 5.0 which might be upgraded to 0.6 in the next few months. Besides this it provides support for 3G connectivity. The features offered are a interesting mix and will have something for everyone, they include Blackberry keyboard with torch sensitive optical trackpad for navigation, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 , 2.4 inch QVGA with a resolution of 320 x 240, 2 MP camera, GPS, 624MHz processor, 256MB internal memory, microSD card slot and 3.5mm headphone.
The list of features does not end here the handset provides great messaging capabilities, steadfast e-mail and long battery life. It provides 4.5hours of talktime and 19days of standby time on GSM. The handsets boasts that will be the first to supports 3G on GSM-based networks.
The phone goes a step further by offering offers improved social networking, better alerts, less menus, and an enhanced finger-friendly touch user interface.
The Blackberry Curve 3G will be available in two exciting colors i.e. purple and grey.
It surely is great news for all the Blackberry fans. Now they can enjoy all the great features of the new Blackberry curve 9300 at such an affordable price.
New Blackberry Torch 9800
August 14th, 2010 by admin in BlackBerry
Whatever smartphones available in the market, BlackBerry always catches customers' attention first so that they can not move their eyes to any other devices. It seems like the Blackberry Torch 9800 is on demand, which is yet to arrive later this year.
Even though, the long awaited BlackBerry 6 operating system (OS) has been announced by Research In Motion (RIM), that is running on the new Torch 9800 phone, BlackBerry fans are over excited to test the OS on the new device from RIM.
Running on its own OS BalckBerry 6, the Torch 9800 provides both the touchscreen and keyboard the best, browses the web much faster, featuring a bigger and content-friendly screen, offers the enterprise class security and device control and a more user-friendly experience.
If we analyze some features of the new BlackBerry Torch vs iPhones and Droid X, the Torch looks slightly bigger and heavier than the Bold 9700, but a little thicker and wider than the iPhone. Its screen size comparatively is small at 3.2 inches than the iPhone, Droid X. In case of its resolution, the Torch 9800 is also lower about 360×480 with 188 pixels per inch as compared to the iPhone with 326 ppi or the Droid X at 480 by 854 pixels.
Also, its processor is running at 624MHz is slower than the 1GHz processors of other phones. Even its battery life is comparatively lower, which offers 5.5 hours of talk time on GSM and 5.8 hours on UMTS vs 7 hours for the iPhone on 3G and 8 hours for the Droid X.
Despite all above disadvantages of the Torch 9800, it boasts of having dramatically improved web browser known as a webkit browser. The browser includes tabs for easy and quick access of internet, features book marks, add the site to your home screen, and share it via e-mail, text, Facebook, Twitter and more. The Social Feeds application brings together BlackBerry Messenger, Facebook, Twitter, AIM, Google Talk, MySpace, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger. It has also an RSS feed within the app.
Besides, the device includes a 5 mp camera including a flash, autofocus, image stabilization and geotagging. The Torch also provides different scene modes like sports, portraits, etc with a finger swipe that lets you zoom in and out. It also comes with apps like BlackBerry podcasts, and it supports all of the mobile device management features supported by BES, BES Express, and BlackBerry Protect.
Finally, shortcomings never matter to BlackBerry fans and they always hold their breath to have latest BlackBerryexperiences and love all the devices from RIM.
'Blackpad' BlackBerry Tablet, iPad Challenger, Coming In November
July 30th, 2010 by admin in BlackBerry
Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, plans to introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPad, according to two people familiar with the company's plans.
The device will have roughly the same dimensions as the iPad, which has a 9.7-inch diagonal screen, said the two people who wouldn't be identified because the plans haven't been made public. The device will include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technology that will allow people to connect to the Internet through their BlackBerry smartphones, the two people said.
RIM is racing to come out with a product to rival the iPad in the fast-growing market for devices that bridge the gap between smartphones and notebook computers. Apple, based in Cupertino, California, last month said it sold 3 million iPad tablet computers in 80 days after they debuted in the U.S.
"They can't wait for a second generation of devices from Apple or they'll fall too far behind," said Ashok Kumar, an analyst with Rodman & Renshaw Inc. in New York.
RIM rose $1.83, or 3.3 percent, to $57.53 at 4 p.m. New York time in Nasdaq Stock Market trading, reversing an earlier decline of as much as 2.5 percent. The stock has dropped 15 percent this year, as Apple has climbed 22 percent.
Marisa Conway, a spokeswoman for RIM, declined to comment, citing company policy not to comment on rumor or speculation.
Blackpad Pricing
RIM plans to call the tablet Blackpad, according to one of the people familiar with the company's plans. RIM, based in Waterloo, Ontario, acquired the Internet rights to blackpad.com this month, according to the Whois database of domain names.
Pricing for the device will be in line with the iPad, which starts at $499, the person said. RIM is focused on reaping additional profits from the tablet effort, rather than competing on price to sell a large number of devices, the person said.
RIM is stepping up its competition with Apple on multiple fronts. The company is hosting an event in New York Aug. 3 at which it will debut its BlackBerry 9800 slider phone, according to one person familiar with its plans. The device will feature a full touchscreen like Apple's iPhone and a slideout Qwerty keyboard to allow for easy e-mail typing, the person said.
RIM plans to use the phone to regain the market share it has lost recently to its U.S. rival. RIM's share of the smartphone market fell to 19.4 percent of global shipments in the first quarter from 20.9 percent a year earlier, according to researcher IDC, based in Framingham, Massachusetts. Apple claimed 16.1 percent of the smartphone market, up from 10.9 percent a year earlier.
Uphill Battle?
In the tablet market, RIM will have to demonstrate how its device can stand out against products including the iPad, which has attracted buyers because of its integration with Apple's iTunes service and many software applications, or apps. More than 225,000 apps are available for Apple devices, the company said in June. RIM said in April it had more than 6,000 apps.
"With the success of the iPad, RIM faces an uphill battle," said William Power, an analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co., who has a "neutral" rating on the stock. "RIM really has yet to demonstrate that it can roll out touchscreen technology to match the leaders in the space, most noticeably Apple."
RIM's tablet will capitalize on the BlackBerry's e-mail capabilities and the phone's popularity with corporate users, one person said. The tablet will be closely integrated with the smartphone's e-mail system and will have similar security for messaging, the person said.
Cameras for Video
Wi-Fi would allow the device to connect to the Internet anywhere the wireless technology is available, including a home, office or coffee shop. When not near such Wi-Fi "hotspots," people could connect wirelessly to their mobile phone with Bluetooth and then to the Internet. The device will not be able to connect directly to the cellular network the way some iPads can, the two people said.
The RIM tablet will also have front- and back-facing cameras for videoconferencing, Rodman & Renshaw's Kumar said, citing sources at suppliers in Asia.
"I don't think it's a zero-sum game," he said, saying that innovation by Apple, RIM and other competitors will increase the size of the tablet market.
Hewlett-Packard Co., which bought smartphone maker Palm Inc. this month, said it plans to produce a tablet device that runs on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system. Korea's LG Electronics Inc. said this month it plans to introduce a tablet computer in the fourth quarter that runs on Google Inc.'s Android software. Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said yesterday the software company plans to increase its focus on tablets.
RIM's Slider 9800 Blackberry to Debut Next Week
July 30th, 2010 by admin in BlackBerry
Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) on Wednesday said they will probably show off their latest Blackberry phone, known as the Slider 9800, which is set to compete against Apple's iPhone 4 and the Android smartphone.
RIM, based in Waterloo, Ontario, sent out press invites for next Tuesday in New York City but does not specifically detail the unveiling of the new phone and its Blackberry 6 operating system. The Wall Street Journal reported that people familiar with the event say that it will be to unveil the new phone.
However, on the press invite is AT&T's logo, which is significant because the company is slated to be the service provider for RIM's new phone.
Blackberry phones have become less popular with the advent of the new iPhones and the Android models, which both feature touch screens.
RIM's new phone also boasts an operating system that shares features similar to Google's Android operating system and the iPhone's operating system, featuring a touch-screen based interface.
On Wednesday, RIM's shares increased 2.6 percent to close at $55.41 in New York.
"The earlier they are going to say it is going to be available on the shelves the better," Avian Securities analyst Matt Thornton told Reuters. "They don't want to miss one of the key seasons."


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Thursday, April 16, 2009
CNN's Susan Roesgen, an Obama-Pelosi apologist, attempts to brand the tea parties as anti-government, anti-Obama, anti-CNN
CNN's Susan Roesgen is dripping with contempt for Chicago's Tea Party protesters. Here is how she begins her "report": "This is a Party for Obama bashers." Here is how her "report" ends: "I think you get the general tenor of this. It's anti-government, anti-CNN since this is highly promoted by the right-wing conservative network FOX. And since I can't really hear much more, and I think this is not really family viewing, I'll toss it back to you Kyra."
Any way you slice it, this clip has to be seen to be believed.
CNN's first interviewee is a man who does not know why Obama is a fascist but can't stop repeating that he is. The second interviewee is a man who, once recognized as a non-fringe element, gets the mic taken away so Roesgen can defend Obama.
Bottom line: This segment is a time capsule. Mark it under "CNN's unapologetic bias."
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I have a question about Rashi's commentary on the Chumash.
Rashi said that the purpose of his commentary is to explain the simple meaning of the text. Yet there are many times in his commentary on the Chumash where he provides a detailed analysis of grammar and etymology of words.
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Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add shrimp to pan; grill 2 minutes on each side. Top each tostada with 1/4 cup bean mixture, 3 shrimp, and 1 tablespoon avocado mixture. Serve with lime wedges.
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What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
That's the title of a song from R.E.M. from 1994 when radio was truly at its peak. Before all of the corporate mergers started to reduce the medium to a pick your demo, we've got a format for that. The early 90's introduced the world to the Seattle grunge sound, club music, and hair bands. As an advertising medium, it still reigned as a powerful force in the marketplace.
Remember, this was before the Internet, satellite radio, iTunes, Spotify and Apple Music. The only place you could listen was in the car or at home. Advertisers had a captive audience nearly 24 hours a day and stations used their creativity to promote clients through events, remotes, contests and sponsorships to the station's P1, otherwise known as true fans.
Technology has changed all that. Or has it really? Radio is still one of the most powerful forms of mass media there is. In fact, according to a June 2016 poll from Statista, adults between the ages of 35-64 listen to the radio over 1000 minutes each week. However, it is not just Gen Y and Baby Boomers. In February 2014 Nielsen estimated that about 65.2 million adults 18-34 listen to broadcast radio every week, most likely on their commute.
There's no doubt that the launching of services such as Pandora and Spotify have had some impact on advertising revenue at terrestrial radio stations. However, most if not all, have at least a web presence with streaming so they can capture their fans as well as monetize the digital component.
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The Internal Revenue Service issued new guidance allowing the continued use of flexible spending arrangement and health reimbursement arrangement debit cards for the purchase of prescribed over-the-counter medicines and drugs.
The new guidance modifies previous guidance to permit taxpayers to continue using FSA and HRA debit cards to purchase over-the-counter medications for which the taxpayer has a prescription.
Effective after Jan. 15, 2011, in accordance with the new guidance, this use of debit cards must comply with procedures reflecting those that pharmacies currently follow when selling prescribed medicines or drugs.
The procedures include requirements that a prescription for the medication be presented to the pharmacy or the mail-order or web-based vendor that dispenses the medication and that proper records be retained.
In accordance with the Affordable Care Act, the cost of over-the-counter medicines or drugs can be reimbursed from a health FSA or HRA if a prescription has been obtained. The requirement to obtain a prescription does not apply to insulin.
The prescription requirement applies to purchases made on or after Jan. 1, 2011, and not to purchases made in 2010 even if reimbursed after Dec. 31, 2010. Because the requirement applies only to over-the-counter medications, it does not apply to other health care expenses such as medical devices, eye glasses or contact lenses.
The new guidance, IRS Notice 2011-5, as well as answers to frequently asked questions on IRS.gov, also contain further details on health FSA and HRA debit card purchases, including purchases from health care providers other than pharmacies and mail order and web-based vendors.
For guidance on health FSA and HRA debit card purchases at "90 percent pharmacies," see IRS Notice 2010-59. More information on health care reform provisions can be found on the Affordable Care Act page on IRS.gov.
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06/24/12 Pastor's Message
With Thanks for a Job Well Done
As most of you know, the end of this month marks the retirement of Annette Williams, our Director of Religious Education, after thirty years. Mrs. Williams takes a well-deserved rest, and she leaves with our heartfelt gratitude and enduring admiration.
Last weekend, at the Graduation Mass, the peer ministers and the other graduates paid tribute to her. She was also given a token of appreciation from the parish, a pewter pitcher engraved with the words of Jesus from St. Mark's Gospel: "Let the children come to me and do not hinder them…" The standing ovation was sustained and well deserved. Mrs. Williams chose not to have a party or a public reception for her farewell; I reluctantly agreed to her request.
She has worked with all age groups of students from the youngest lining up for their First Holy Communion, to those striding toward the Bishop for Confirmation. She sustained the peer ministry program, and sent many young men and women off to college. She knows all of their names, and recognizes in their smiles the love of Jesus. One catechist who worked with Annette for years had tears in her eyes when she heard the news of her retirement.
I have known Annette since I was a deacon intern here in 1990, and we have remained friends all of these years. I admire her style, her dedication to her work, her love of the children, and her skills at making a pretty big job look easy. I will miss her as an exemplary member of the staff and a close adviser. Deacon Mike, Deacon Steve, and all the staff join me in thanking her for all the ways she extended herself above and beyond the call.
When you see Annette, please thank her for all of her dedicated work on behalf of our precious children. We do not say good-bye, but adios: May God go with you.
United in the Love of the Triune God,
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Amish Project
For 90 days, 24-year-old Jake Reilly lived in a self imposed exile from social media. He called it "The Amish Project" - no emails, no tweets, no status updates for 90 days. The sabbatical from technology started as an experiment and turned out to be a revelation. He found time to ride his bike, do puzzles and actually talk to people face-to-face. Jake Reilly is a student at the Chicago Portfolio school for advertising and design, he talked to us from Chicago.


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- Hank Bauer – Chargers 50th Anniversary Team, NFL Special Teams Season Tackles Record
*subject to change
Coming to San Diego June 9, 2018, the event will take place at NTC Park at Liberty Station. Formerly the Naval Training Center, NTC Park has one of the most prominent park views in San Diego. With its 46-acre water access NTC Park at Liberty Station is the premier location to host the Legends 5k. This will be a fun, family-friendly event for all ages, including a kids fun zone, music, and exhibitor area. This is a great way to have fun and support a great cause!
Your paid registration includes:
- 5k Fun Run or Kids 1-mile Run in beautiful Point Loma
- Digital Chip Timing
- Performance Event T-shirt
- Commemorative Finisher Medals for all participants
- Free snacks and drinks
- Autograph booth for participants featuring San Diego Sports Legends (must have race bib to get autographs)
- Kids Fun Zone with bounce houses from LB Jumpers Express
- Music/DJ
- Awards for overall and age group winners
Packet Pickup will be held on Friday, June 8, 2018 – 12:00p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Road Runner Sports located at 5553 Copley Drive – San Diego, CA 92111.
The 5K will start at 8:15 AM and the Kids 1-Mile Fun run at 9:00 am, on Saturday, June 9. Please see "Register" for more information on registering and packet pickup.
Today is the day as the NFL Draft kicks off tonight in Arlington, Texas. I would be remiss if I didn't provide everyone with my one-and-only Los Angeles Chargers seven-round mock draft.
Though mock drafts tend to be useless fodder that we all use to fill some of the time during the NFL off-season, they're fun.
So, relax your nipples and bring the heat in the comments section. I am sure many of you will VERY MUCH dislike my mock draft for the 2018 Los Angeles Chargers. And that is part of the reason why I'm doing it.
Los Angeles Chargers:
Rd. 1 Pick 15
*Trade with the Cardinals*
QB Lamar Jackson Louisville 6-foot-3, 215 pounds
The Chargers trade their first-round choice (No. 17 overall), a fourth-round selection this year, along with wide receiver Travis Benjamin to Arizona. The Cardinals lost speedster and wideout John Brown to the Baltimore Ravens in the off-season. Adding Benjamin to the fold allows for the possibility of replacing the former deep-threat in Brown. The Bolts knew they had to get ahead of Baltimore to secure the services of the best quarterback in the 2018 NFL draft class. Philip Rivers will be better in the long-run due to this pick, as well; there is NOTHING like competition to fuel the fire which creates winning football; and Rivers is VERY MUCH aware of the fact that a signal caller could be taken early.
Rd. 2 Pick 48
DL Maurice Hurst Michigan 6-foot-1, 282 pounds
Due to a heart condition, the best interior defensive lineman in the draft will fall into the laps of the Los Angeles Chargers. Though Hurst was NOT required to be retested for said conditions during what is considered the "medical retesting time" for NFL clubs, the buzz around the league is that organizations are still concerned. Fine. I don't feel it necessary to justify this pick at all, as Hurst was dominant on all three downs. For those of you who don't know, that is rare for an interior defensive lineman. I have spoken ad nauseam that Hurst is superior to everyone else's favorite, Vita Vea, despite being "undersized," per many evaluations. And that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Keep on reading, folks.
Rd. 3 Pick 84
LB Uchenna Nwosu USC 6-foot-2, 251 pounds
This uber-talented 'backer is exactly who the Los Angeles Chargers were hoping would fall to them. Though rumors from dumb-fuck sources stated that Nwosu was "the pick at 48 for the Chargers," he should still be available in the third round. He just happens to have played in a Southern California program where everyone was watching the likes of quarterback Sam Darnold and running back Ronald Jones (whom I loooooove). Nwosu can come in and start as a rookie in the linebacking corps for the Chargers.
Rd. 5 Pick 155
RB Nyheim Hines NC State 5-foot-9, 200 pounds
(Pssst, Chargers fans, the Bolts just landed a seriously good running back in the fifth round. Feel free to rejoice. The Bolts now have a Gordon-Hines combo, similar to that of the New Orleans Saints in Mark Ingram-Alvin Kamara.)
Hines can line up all over the field, literally, as he is a threat as a runner and receiver. I believe he had more receptions from the slot position than any other back in Division-1 collegiate football. (Y'all will have to check that one, as I am not going to do so)
Rd. 6 Pick 191
FB Dimitri Flowers Oklahoma 6-foot-2, 248 pounds
In an effort to give credit where credit is due, I wouldn't have even watched a minute of Flowers' tape if it wasn't for John Kegley.
I know what you were looking at, and I appreciate your solid analysis. Flowers can spell both Gordon and Hines. Should the draft play out that way, look out! Flowers is bullish enough to "push the pile" while still being nimble enough to make an unrelenting pass-rusher think twice about squaring him up. Thank you, Kegs.
Give me Flowers to find a role in the Chargers offense, whether that be in short-yardage situations or goal-line opportunities. Sorry, Derek Watt, bye-bye?
Rd. 7 Pick "Who the fuck cares" ( I do, but I get it, casual fans)
K Eddie Pineiro Florida 6-foot, 185 pounds
"Look at Booga, as he is trying to raise the stakes in the Chargers' kicking battle!"
Telesco and company hedge their bets here by taking the best kicker in the '18 draft class. Will he outlast kickers Caleb Sturgis and Roberto Aguayo? We'll have to wait and see until after Pineiro is drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the seventh round. Though the realistic bet would be on Sturgis holding down the starting spot, head coach Anthony Lynn is NOT going to let Tom Telesco's inability to find a kicker affect his resumé any longer. Expect Lynn to make sure this kicking situation is figured out and solidified, despite the uncertainty/inability to find a kicker via his general manager.
Here's the deal, folks, as we look at the 2018 NFL draft landscape, we all have a "good problem" as fans. Regardless of the team you support, this draft class allows for solid players throughout most of this draft. Don't be deterred or upset by names you don't know. Just look them up, but DON'T only "look up" their YouTube highlights.
This particular mock draft still leaves some question marks along the defensive interior and at linebacker. Though any team who drafts Mo Hurst will be lucky to sign him, many will contend that he isn't the answer. This would solely be due to size and health issues, of course, as his collegiate ProFootballFocus.com ratings are through the roof. Per their reputable and stat/movement-based testing on NFL players, it's safe to say that Hurst is worthy of a first-round pick. He falls to the Bolts in the second round of my mock.
Well, shit.
I hope y'all had as much fun reading this as I did writing this. And I'm sure there are errors all over it, but fuck it.
I genuinely appreciate you taking the time to read what the heck I have to say regarding what will be the 2018 draft class of the Los Angeles Chargers.
Is that a bit presumptuous? Of course it is. My name is Booga Peters. 😉
And thanks a lot for reading. I genuinely appreciate y'all.
Booga Peters
The Los Angeles Chargers and defensive lineman Corey Liuget have agreed to a revised deal, according to a report from NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport. The details of the revision have yet to be announced.
The #Chargers and DL Corey Liuget have agreed to terms on a revised contract to keep him in Los Angeles for another season, source said. He was set to make $8M in 2018 and his status had been up in the air.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 16, 2018
Starving for cap space, the revision/restructuring of Liuget's contract seemed like a given. When it was announced that Liuget would be suspended from the first four games of the 2018 regular season for violating the league's substance abuse policy, it was too easy to predict.
Liuget has been an important part of the Chargers' defensive line since being drafted in the first round out of Illinois in 2011.
Entering his eighth season in the NFL, the 28-year-old has amassed 260 total tackles, 22.5 sacks, 20 passes defensed and six forced fumbles.
The Bolts have been rumored to be heavily interested in bolstering their defensive line unit via this year's draft.
Thanks a lot for reading.
Booga Peters
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams did not have the rookie season anyone would have liked in 2017.
Williams was drafted with the seventh overall selection in the 2017 NFL draft. It was the first time the Chargers had taken a wide receiver in the top-10 of the draft.
(Yes, in the team's draft history)
After missing all of the off-season programs and training camp as a rookie due to a disc herniation, the Clemson product struggled to settle into the offense during the regular season once healthy. It appeared to me that he was never fully healthy last season. But his lack of performance on Sundays was not solely due to injury.
Back in January, quarterback Philip Rivers seemed to convincingly sum up the rookie year of Mike Williams.
"He never seemed fully, fully comfortable, and I don't know that it ever just had flow to it, you know, for him," Rivers said via an article from LA Chargers beat writer Eric D. Williams. "I still think there's a little bit of thinking that's going on. It never felt like he was playing free."
Rivers went on to talk about the importance of the 2018 off-season for Mike Williams in that same article on ESPN.com.
"This offseason will be huge for him," Rivers said. "I'm excited about Mike. I think he'll add a lot and bring a great impact to our offense. But this offseason will be huge for him, to get him healthy, all those OTAs, a full offseason program, weight room and running. Mike can add another dimension to our offense."
Williams finished his rookie year with a paltry 11 receptions for 95 yards. Those numbers are incredibly underwhelming for a first-round pick, but he did miss six regular-season games.
As mentioned above, I am not entirely sure that Mike Williams was actually healthy in 2017. But I feel it's far more important to take notice of the words of Rivers.
Make no mistake about it, the Chargers' playbook is not easy to learn for pass-catching targets. When you miss extended time due to injury, keeping you off the field and really learning, the lack of effective play makes perfect sense.
The passing offense for the Bolts is full of option-routes, realignments and position switches for the receiving targets. Within seconds of coming out of the huddle, Rivers may change the position of multiple players. This forces even their most reliable and knowledgeable of targets to learn and know all positions and routes on any given play. Offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt is a solid teacher, and Williams is in good hands with Whiz and the rest of the staff. An adjustment period should be expected for the 23-year-old.
Mike Williams' success in his sophomore season will depend on a lot of factors. Should he manage to be healthy and involved in all facets of off-season work, we could see what he is capable of at this level.
My concern lies in what could be his lack of ability to separate from NFL defenders. Despite injuries and lack of time in off-season activities, that concern is real.
Williams does a great job of high-pointing the ball and using his body to shield off defenders as he attacks the ball. He was seen to be a threat in the red zone and on third-down situations in college. At 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, his frame and size lend itself to that being a strength in the NFL.
I think it's safe to say that Mike Williams will improve in his second year. Improving upon 11 receptions is certainly not too tall a task.
Receiving targets like Keenan Allen, Tyrell Williams and Hunter Henry allow the second-year player time to ease in to the scheme. Though fans want production immediately, expect a slow start for No. 81. Look for Mike Williams to haul in roughly 45 receptions for 490 yards and six scores in 2018. In comparison to his rookie season, those numbers would be a welcomed sight for all.
In conclusion, do not close the book on Williams and declare him a bust.
For all of your Chargers and NFL News, tune in to BoltBlitz.com LIVE on wblzsports.com. The show airs every Saturday from 6:00-8:00 pm eastern standard time, and our guests are better than yours. We do our best to educate, inform and entertain all levels of fans. Most of all, we have a lot of fun doing it!
Readers can continue to find solid content on this site for years to come. Despite a bit of a respite, I am trying to get this thing rolling again.
Thanks a lot for reading, and that's the way the cookie crumbles.
Booga Peters
The Los Angeles Chargers have waived running back Kenneth Farrow and kicker Nick Rose. The Chargers announced the move via the team's official website.
ESPN NFL Insider Field Yates had the announcement via Twitter.
The Chargers have waived reserve RB Kenneth Farrow and K Nick Rose.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) April 13, 2018
As Yates mentioned in the tweet, Farrow, 25, was a reserve running back with the team. The former undrafted rookie free agent out of Houston missed all of the 2017 season due to injury. He also missed time after being placed on season-ending injured-reserve in '16.
Kicker Nick Rose spent the end of the '17 campaign with the Bolts after being claimed off of waivers (formerly with the Redskins). Rose missed two of his three field-goal attempts last season with the Chargers.
The NFL Draft kicks off in three weeks from today and the Los Angeles Chargers are doing their due diligence in their search to find the heir apparent to Philip Rivers. The team made news Wednesday when NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported they have scheduled highly touted quarterbacks Sam Darnold and Josh Rosen for private workouts. The visits are considered local visits for UCLA product Rosen and USC product Darnold. As a result, they do not count against the Chargers' thirty allowed draft prospect visits.
Both quarterbacks are projected to go at the top of the upcoming 2018 NFL Draft. Most projections indicate they will go in the top five, almost certainly in the top ten selections of the draft. The Los Angeles Chargers select 17th. Chargers General Manager Tom Telesco would have to sacrifice high draft picks in this draft and likely the 2019 draft as well to get high enough to select one of them. Darnold and Rosen are considered two of the top four quarterbacks in the draft alongside Wyoming product Josh Allen and Oklahoma product Baker Mayfield. All four are projected to be off the board before the top ten selections are complete.
The Chargers know the clock is ticking when it comes to finding the man who will take the team into the future once Rivers calls it a career. Now 15-years a professional, Rivers will not be around very much longer. The franchise quarterback has taken an extraordinary amount of wear-and-tear on his body and he's going to want to spend more time with his wife and eight children. The Chargers quarterback room currently consists of Rivers, the recent addition of veteran quarterback Geno Smith and the raw talent of project Cardale Jones.
This is nothing new of the front office to bring in the top quarterbacks in the draft for a visit during the weeks leading up to the event. This is the time to recognize the window on stability at the quarterback position is about to close. Not selecting a franchise-caliber quarterback to be groomed and mentored behind one of the best quarterbacks in the game would be a great setback to a young team that is trending in the right direction. Let's hope the team acts on that need sooner than later.
Do you believe the Chargers will select a franchise quarterback in the draft or is this much ado about nothing? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
Bolt Up!!
The Greg One
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Kicking woes were a constant problem for the Los Angeles Chargers during the 2017-18 season. In an attempt to finally solve their kicker quandary, the Bolts signed veteran kicker Caleb Sturgis to a two-year/4.45 million contract. Per Spotrac, the deal includes a one million dollar signing bonus and one million fully guaranteed.
Sturgis entered the NFL after a standout career at the University of Florida. The Miami Dolphins selected him in the fifth-round of the 2013 NFL Draft and he played in South Beach for two seasons. He then joined the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2015-16 season where he was cemented as the starter until game one of the 2017-18 season when he went down to a hip flexor injury. The Eagles placed Sturgis on injured reserve and he lost his job to Jake Elliott.
For his career, Sturgis has made 111 of 137 field goals (81%) and 140 of 144 (97%) extra point attempts. The Chargers went through five kickers last season and it directly cost the Bolts wins due to their combined league-low 67% success rate. Sturgis was 7-11 in the critical area of 50+ yard kicks in his most recent stint in Philadelphia.
Immediately after the season ended, the Chargers signed kicker Roberto Aguayo. Aguayo is the former second-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After entering the draft as the most accurate kicker in NCAA history out of Florida State, Aguayo never found his footing in Tampa. He missed nine of his 31 field goal attempts and two extra points his rookie year, resulting in his getting cut after one season. Quick stints with the Panthers and Bears did not yield better results and he found himself out of work before the end of last season.
Aguayo and Sturgis will be a camp battle to watch as offseason activities and training camps will begin in a few weeks. Can Aguayo find his groove? Has Sturgis fully regained his starter form from when he was a top-10 kicker in the league? Stay tuned…
Do you like this move? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
Bolt Up!!
The Greg One
Photo credit courtesy of the official Los Angeles Chargers Twitter account and team website.
On Wednesday, the Baltimore Ravens added depth to their quarterback lineup by signing reclamation project Robert Griffin III. The deal is for one-year/one million dollars. Griffin III has not taken a snap from under center since the end of the 2016 season. Once the face of the Washington Redskins franchise after bursting into the league with a stellar rookie season in 2012, injuries derailed Griffin III's rise to stardom. Ultimately, the Redskins cut Griffin III in 2016. Replacing him was a quarterback they drafted the same year, two rounds later, Kirk Cousins.
The last time Griffin III was in uniform was as a member of the Cleveland Browns. Injuries and poor performance followed him there as well and the former human highlight reel was cut after the 2016-17 season. He did not play at all in the 2017-18 season. Baltimore had Griffin III in initially just to throw to receiver prospects and were impressed by his performance enough to warrant a workout of his own. As a result, Griffin III now has a role as the experienced backup to starter Joe Flacco. The Ravens also have 2016 UDFA Josh Woodrum as the third quarterback on the roster.
This is Griffin III's last big break to show he still has what it takes to make it in the NFL. The Ravens look to be the perfect landing spot because he will not be pressed into action right away and will not be looked at to be the answer at quarterback as the Browns thought two seasons ago. Ideally, he will not need to step on the field for anything other than possible garbage time snaps. Flacco has proven to be what Griffin III is not, durable. Griffin III also wins because he gets to put legitimate game snaps on film when he takes the field in the preseason. Even against vanilla defenses, he can still show his arm, ability to read defenses and that he can take full speed NFL hits.
Solid signing by the Baltimore Ravens. What do you think? Leave your comments below.
The Greg One
When wide receiver Travis Benjamin was acquired during the 2016 free-agency period, Chargers fans everywhere were immediately excited.
Formerly with the Cleveland Browns, Benjamin displayed scorching speed and an ability to take the top off of opposing defenses, despite having a plethora of quarterbacks slinging him the rock.
His addition to the Chargers' receiving corps was a coup, as the team already featured No. 1 wideout Keenan Allen, veteran Stevie Johnson, an up-and-comer in Tyrell Williams, a serviceable option in Dontrelle Inman and tight ends Antonio Gates and Hunter Henry. The team also had Danny Woodhead coming out of the backfield, along with Melvin Gordon, as well. (Woodhead has since moved on to the Baltimore Ravens while Johnson remains unsigned)
It goes without saying, the team made sure that the weapons surrounding veteran signal-caller Philip Rivers were plentiful, but then, well, you know what happened: the injury bug decided that it would make the Bolts' last season in San Diego much like the last several, injury-riddled.
Allen went down in the first game of the regular season after making Marcus Peters look like a 38-year-old Booga Peters (I can't cover the bread with jelly, much less an NFL receiver the caliber of No. 13). This put more pressure on the rest of the pass-catchers, including Benjamin.
The Chargers and general manager Tom Telesco were aggressive in securing the addition of the former Miami Hurricane during the 2016 offseason, signing him to a lucrative four-year, $24 million contract, with a $5 million signing bonus while $13 million was received in guaranteed money.
Well, 47 receptions with 677 receiving yards and four touchdowns later, and, why not, some injury issues, the speedy receiver finished the 2016 campaign with underwhelming numbers.
I have no doubt that Benjamin would agree with me on that.
Moving on to this offseason and preparations for 2017.
With the team's 2017 first-round selection (former Clemson WR Mike WIlliams) possibly being placed on reserve-injured for the season, and the uncertainty of whether or not KA13 can stay healthy for an entire season, the Chargers' offense needs Benjamin to be in tip-top shape.
According to his words on the team's official website, he's feeling good, and ready to get out there and display his full playmaking ability.
"It feels good to be myself," Benjamin told Chargers.com. "This whole offseason I was being myself in the weight room. Being myself while rehabbing. Now I'm being myself on the field. I wanted to come back stronger and showcase my talent. Just make sure I'm the best I can be during training camp."
If Benjamin is in fact healthy and himself, as he mentions above, he adds a dynamic element that the Bolts haven't had for quite some time.
Do not forget, Benjamin tied for the league-lead in plays over 40 yards… with Tyrell Williams.
He is an electric runner with the ball in his hands, able to outrun most players in the NFL, and his route-running is criminally underrated.
Stat Prediction for Travis Benjamin in 2017:
64 receptions for 981 yards and six touchdowns
Should Benjamin live up to the contract he signed and the expectations of the organization and fans, we could all be witness to some of the most explosive, game-changing plays of the 2017 season.
Needless to say, there are quite a few folks who are hoping for just that; while others, not so much.
Thanks a lot for reading.
Booga Peters
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One of the biggest questions Chargers fans may have as the team heads into the 2017 season is who will be the team's No. 1 tight end.
Will it be future Hall of Famer Antonio Gates or second-year phenom Hunter Henry?
The reality is that this isn't truly a question.
The team which formerly called San Diego home (and trust me, I know how much that still upsets the fanbase) has two stellar men at that position.
Do they switch roles this year? Many anticipate that Henry will become quarterback Philip Rivers' primary tight end entering the 2017 season.
Antonio Gates has been the stalwart, quintessential and reliable man at tight end who Rivers has been tossing the pigskin to for the last 13 years. Gates signed a two-year contract extension in the 2015 offseason and this year, 2017, may just be the final one in which we will be able to enjoy watching those No. 17-to-No. 85 lobs downfield.
After all, Gates turned 37 years old in June. At age 22, Henry is 15 years his junior and considerably more limber than Gatesy. Both give Rivers big targets in the open field, as Gates is 6'4″ and 255 pounds while Henry is a bit taller at 6'6″ though not as heavy at 248 pounds.
Gates was two years older than Henry when he began his rookie campaign in 2003. Henry started at age 21 and didn't turn 22 until this past December.
Gates' rookie stats per NFL.com: 15 games with 24 receptions for 389 yards — 19 of those catches went for first downs while two were touchdowns. He averaged 25.9 yards per game.
Here are Henry's rookie stats, also per NFL.com: throughout the same number of games, there were 36 grabs totaling 478 yards with the majority of those (30) going for first downs. He tallied eight touchdowns and his average yards per game was 31.9.
Despite a solid rookie campaign filled with the flashes of greatness Henry displayed while at Arkansas, the youngster did have one negative play that we're all sure he will use to help avoid it happening again: the fumble.
That fumble came late in the Bolts' final 1:02 against the Indianapolis Colts last September, as Rivers and the offense were battling back from a four-point deficit. At 2nd-and-11 from the Chargers' own 24-yard line, No.17 throws to No.86. As Henry approaches the 40-yard line the ball is popped out of his grasp by Colts safety Clayton Geathers and fellow safety Mike Adams recovers, ultimately sealing the loss for the Chargers.
As mentor to Henry, the wily veteran Gates shared these words with the then-rookie as spoken to Ricky Henne of Chargers.com:
"You didn't do anything wrong," he told Henry. "You were making a play and trying to make a bigger play. You were trying. If you weren't trying, I'd have a problem with that. You played a hell of a game. Don't let that take anything away from the game that you had. You played a hell of a game."
Personally, I don't see that the continued presence of Antonio Gates hampers Hunter Henry in any way. So long as Gates is wearing lightning bolts on his shoulders, the wisdom he can impart to Henry (and the other tight ends on the roster) can only be seen as a positive for all involved.
After all, who wouldn't want to learn from a future first-ballot Hall-of-Fame player, a teammate on the cusp of breaking the all-time record for touchdowns by a tight end? Absorb all that knowledge, put those tricks to practice. Because before you know it, the season will be over and that source could possibly be hanging up his cleats.
Looking forward to your thoughts!
Cheryl White
EDITOR'S NOTE: The answer to the question in the title is no. 🙂


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